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Maternal mortality is one of the most important health indicators in developing
countries. The challenge of reducing the maternal mortality ratio in Ecuador has
required the strengthening of health services, especially those closest to the
population, which are the First Level Care Centers.
Since 2012, the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador has inaugurated 17 Type C
Health Centers, whose s ...
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Maternal mortality is one of the most important health indicators in developing
countries. The challenge of reducing the maternal mortality ratio in Ecuador has
required the strengthening of health services, especially those closest to the
population, which are the First Level Care Centers.
Since 2012, the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador has inaugurated 17 Type C
Health Centers, whose strength is the care of childbirth and 24-hour emergency
care.
However, in spite of the great investment made in the construction of Type C
Health Centers, the number of childbirth projected for each one of them has not
reached the established target and the maternal deaths continue to appear.
This program proposes to implement activities for the recruitment of pregnant
women, care before, during and after childbirth, which aim to improve maternal
health in 4 districts of Ecuador where Type C Health Centers have been
inaugurated (San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Latacunga, Riobamba) and optimize the
health resources of each. [--]